HIST411 SONG OF RESISTANCE: MUSIC AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN HISTORY
| Course Code: |
2400411 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
History |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course explores the dynamic relationship between music, culture, and social movements in modern history from bistorical and theoretical nersnectives Shidents will anals both historical and theoretical perspectives. Students will analyze the role of music in political communication, emotional mobilization, collective identity formation, and cultural resistance, examining diverse traditions such as folk, reggae, hip- mobilization collective identity formation and cultural resistance examinias diverse traditions such as folk reggae hop punk and protest music. Through global case studiesincludine the United States Chile Jamaica Turkey hop, punk, and protest music. Through global case studies-including the United States, Chile, Jamaica, Turkey, England. Germany, and Eastem Europethe curriculum offers a comparative analvsis of how music facilitates England, Germany, and Eastern Europe-the curriculum offers a comparative analysis of how music facilitates mobilization and how social movements in turn transform musical cultures Engaging critically with sonos mobilization and how social movements, in turn, transform musical cultures. Engaging critically with songs, performances, recordings, documentaries, and scholarly literature, the course also investigates the intersection of musical production, performance practices, and media technologies.
